Studies in Realistic Drawing and Painting

Drawing

After nearly one and a half months, my vine charcoal dual-portrait commission is nearly finished. All told, the piece comprised about twenty-plus hours of solid drawing time interspersed with plenty of standing back and observing. Continue reading

A Commission with a Twist…

Kirsten meets Jimmy

You know, sometimes life throws us some delightfully unexpected turns… Take, for instance, the current project I’m working on… Recently, a colleague of mine was sharing with me about her daughter Kirsten’s love of the late night TV host (and… Continue reading

Tis the Season

With Christmas just around the corner, I’ve been busy working on the first of a few gift drawings. Having just finished my vine charcoal drawing from the previous post, my head was fully in charcoal mode and ready to keep going with another drawing. This particular piece is for an art exchange at my local art league and had to meet certain parameters – an approximate size… Continue reading

Back at the Easel

Hello friends. At long last I was able to get back into the studio (a.k.a. – the corner of my bedroom) and revisit the vine charcoal drawing I’ve been working on since September. Fall is the busiest season at my company – October in particular – and things have finally begun to quiet down enough that I can concentrate on other pursuits outside of work. Today… Continue reading